low
3.5
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-0481: XSS

First published: Mon Feb 09 2009(Updated: )

Bugzilla 2.x before 2.22.7, 3.0 before 3.0.7, 3.2 before 3.2.1, and 3.3 before 3.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and related attacks by uploading HTML and JavaScript attachments that are rendered by web browsers.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.0.4
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.8
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.0.0
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16_rc2
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.0.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.8
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17.6
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.5
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.19.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20-rc2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.6
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20-rc1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.19
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18-rc1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.11
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20.5
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20.6
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22.6
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17.4
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16-rc1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.21.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.10
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.9
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.0.6
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.14.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.7
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22-rc1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.14.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22.5
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.14.4
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.19.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.7
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17.5
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.4
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.12
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.0.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.0.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.4
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.14.5
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.9
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.3
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17.7
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.20.4
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.21.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18-rc3
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.17
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.6
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.18-rc2
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.0.5
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.14.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.22.4
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.21
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.5
Mozilla Bugzilla=3.3.1
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.14
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.19.2
Mozilla Bugzilla=2.16.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-0481?

    CVE-2009-0481 has a medium severity level due to the potential for cross-site scripting attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-0481?

    To fix CVE-2009-0481, upgrade Bugzilla to version 3.0.7 or later, or apply the appropriate patches provided by the vendor.

  • What versions of Bugzilla are affected by CVE-2009-0481?

    CVE-2009-0481 affects Bugzilla versions 2.x before 2.22.7 and 3.x before 3.0.7, including specific intermediate versions.

  • What types of attacks can be conducted due to CVE-2009-0481?

    CVE-2009-0481 allows remote authenticated users to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and related exploits by uploading malicious HTML and JavaScript files.

  • Who is impacted by CVE-2009-0481?

    Users of affected versions of Bugzilla, particularly those allowing file uploads from authenticated users, are impacted by CVE-2009-0481.

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